Rob Redding talks about Talk Radio Urban Radio Nation Staff 3:30 AM Rob Redding talks about being in the program director's chair at Monroe, Louisiana's KMLB "Talk 540" and his approach to b... Read more
Howard Stern, That's Right, Howard Stern calls opposition to Obama school speech 'racist' Urban Radio Nation Staff 3:02 AM Howard Stern pissed off a boatload of Republicans by labeling opposition to the Obama school speech as "racist" on his radio progr... Read more
Talk show host Warren Ballentine has issued a call to action on September 4th Urban Radio Nation Staff 7:00 AM Syndicated radio host, Warren Ballentine has deemed September 4, 2009 “National Community Reinvestment Day." The national plan urges ... Read more
Dr. Boyce Watkins will join Al Sharpton and Keep it Real Urban Radio Nation Staff 3:02 AM Dr. Boyce Watkins of Syracuse University and founder of the Your Black World website is now slated for a weekly segment on "Keeping it... Read more
Michael Eric Dyson Show Debuts Next Monday Urban Radio Nation Staff 8:06 AM Now that NPR's "News and Notes" has ended, the African American Public Radio Consortium, which sparked "The Tavis Smiley ... Read more
WAOK Could Pick Up Ballentine and Sharpton Urban Radio Nation Staff 6:32 AM Rodney Ho of the AJC reports that Warren Ballentine and Al Sharpton have been picked up by CBS Radio's 1380 WAOK-AM (but this has not ... Read more
Montel Williams Joins Air America Urban Radio Nation Staff 12:09 AM The liberal Rush Limbaugh? Or maybe we should put this one in the Whoppi Goldberg radio morning show category. Is it me or what? Just becaus... Read more
Radio One Should Have Dumped "Grown Folks Radio" Urban Radio Nation Staff 9:33 AM If I was the Reverend Al Sharpton or even Warren Ballentine I might be a bit salty this week with my employer Radio One, for taking me off t... Read more
Atlanta Listeners Set to Protest at Radio One's Atlanta Offices Urban Radio Nation Staff 7:20 AM Tosha Johnson , an Atlanta resident has protested Radio One Atlanta's format changes. She has started a group that is fighting to keep W... Read more
Radio One Atlanta Finally Puts Changes in Motion Urban Radio Nation Staff 6:38 PM Steve Harvey and Michael Baisden moves to Majic 107.5 and will simulcast at 97.5 FM, and Praise going to 102.5; Ballentine, Sharpton and Gro... Read more
Obama's Blackberry Leads to Talk Show Host Being Called a Bonehead Urban Radio Nation Staff 6:04 AM Now you know why many newspapers are called a rag. A columnist, and I use the term loosely, from the Philadelphia Daily News called talk sho... Read more
African American Talk Radio Urban Radio Nation Staff 6:06 AM David Beaty , a spoken word artist was interviewed on Reggie Bryant's show on 900 AM WURD in Philadelphia yesterday. An amazing performa... Read more
Syndication's Next Phase: Less is More. Again. Urban Radio Nation Staff 6:24 PM From the blog: Inside Music Media by Jerry Del Colliano This blog thoroughly blast the entire radio industry, especially big media companie... Read more
African American Focused Program, "News and Notes" Has Been Cut at NPR Urban Radio Nation Staff 12:32 AM Faced with a sharp decline in revenue, National Public Radio said it would lay off about 7 percent of its workforce and eliminate two daily... Read more
Rev. Jesse Jackson explains his tears on NPR's "Tell Me More" Urban Radio Nation Staff 6:01 AM Despite his well publicized dispute with Obama, it was very clear how happy and proud Rev. Jesse Jackson was to see Obama claim the presiden... Read more